Three days into its planned seven days strike, Lagos State drivers under the aegis Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, (JDWAN) have suspended their industrial action.
Theliberationnews reported that members of JDWAN started its seven-day warning strike on Monday, to protest their displeasure over alleged extortion by officials of the Lagos State Park and Garages Management on the roads in the state.
Speaking at the end of its critical meeting with representatives of the state government led by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, MOT, Engr. Gbolahan Toriola, held at the ministry’s conference hall, Alausa, Ikeja, the leadership of the association led by Akintade Abiodun, directed its members and affiliated union bodies which included; Ibile Drivers Stakeholders Association of Nigeria, DSWAN, Mega City Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria,MCDWA, Federal Assisted Mass Transit Incorporation, FAMTI, Owners, Drivers and Conductors Association, ODCA, Commercial Bus Drivers and Owners Operators of Lagos, CBDOP, Mini Bus Drivers Welfare Association, MNDWA, to resume work.
